Press Releases
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NINE SENIOR BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SET TO TAKE PART IN 2023 NAN ANNUAL CONVENTION IN NEW YORK CITY
—Mar 20 2023Speakers include U.S. Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice, Asst. Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and represent partnership between Biden-Harris administration and NAN on civil rights issues NEW YORK, NY (March 20, 2023) — At least nine senior Biden-Harris Cabinet and administration officials are set to join Rev. […]
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Saturday: Family of Tyre Nichols Joins Rev. Al Sharpton at NAN House of Justice for Saturday Action Rally to Thank Community
—Mar 17 2023Will continue call for conviction of all Memphis police officers who fatally beat 29-year-old to death New York, NY (March 16, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will welcome the family of Tyre Nichols and Attorney Ben Crump to the House of Justice in Harlem. The family […]
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TYLER PERRY TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD AT THE NAN 2023 KEEPERS OF THE DREAM AWARDS FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
—Mar 14 2023Award to be presented by Family of George Floyd, Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III and other dignitaries including NYS Governor and NYC Mayor New York, NY (Tuesday, March 14, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will honor Tyler Perry with the President’s Award at the Keepers […]
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REV. SHARPTON RESPONDS TO DELAY IN RELEASING MORE BODY CAM FOOTAGE OF FATAL BEATING OF TYRE NICHOLS
—Mar 08 2023New York, NY (Wednesday, March 8, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on a Tennessee judge’s decision to block the release of 20 additional hours of footage and audio related to the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in early January. The footage, along […]
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ICYMI: REV. SHARPTON APPEARS ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT TO TALK DESANTIS, LOUDMOUTH
—Feb 17 2023New York, NY (Friday, February 17, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss this week’s rally in Tallahassee, the recent police killing of Tyre Nichols, and the highly acclaimed documentary on his life, Loudmouth. The appearance came just a day after Rev. […]
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REV. SHARPTON REACTS TO LIFE SENTENCE FOR BUFFALO GUNMAN WHO KILLED 10 BLACK PEOPLE LAST SPRING
—Feb 16 2023Shooter espoused white nationalist views in manifesto before targeting Black victims at grocery store New York, NY (Wednesday, February 15, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on the life sentence issued today for the gunman who murdered 10 Black people at a Buffalo […]
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REV. SHARPTON TAKES ON FLORIDA GOV. RON DESANTIS’ LATEST CRUSADE TO WHITEWASH BLACK HISTORY
—Feb 15 2023Civil rights leader travels to Tallahassee this Wednesday to take a stand against GOP attempts to put classrooms back in the 1960s Tallahassee, FL (Monday, February 13, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Tallahassee this Wednesday, February 15, to protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ […]
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REV. SHARPTON AND NAN RALLY TO JOIN TALLAHASSEE PROTEST AGAINST DESANTIS’ LATEST ATTEMPTS TO ERASE BLACK HISTORY FROM FLORIDA CLASSROOMS
—Feb 13 2023Civil rights leaders, state elected officials set to blast Governor’s recent ban on new Black Studies in Florida public schools Tallahassee, FL (Thursday, February 9, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Tallahassee next Wednesday, February 15, to protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest attempts […]
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REV. SHARPTON AND NAN RALLY TO JOIN TALLAHASSEE PROTEST AGAINST DESANTIS’ LATEST ATTEMPTS TO ERASE BLACK HISTORY FROM FLORIDA CLASSROOMS
—Feb 10 2023Civil rights leaders, state elected officials set to blast Governor’s recent ban on new Black Studies in Florida public schools Tallahassee, FL (Thursday, February 9, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Tallahassee next Wednesday, February 15, to protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest attempts […]
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FUNERAL FOR TYRE NICHOLS TO BE HELD IN MEMPHIS THIS WEDNESDAY AS CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON DELIVERS EULOGY, ATTORNEY BEN CRUMP TO ISSUE NATIONAL CALL FOR JUSTICE
—Jan 31 2023Services at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Led by Rev. J. Lawrence Turner, Come as Nation Mourns 29-year-old Black Man Brutally Beaten to Death by Police Memphis, Tenn. (Monday, January 30, 2023) – Tyre Nichols will be laid to rest at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church this Wednesday as the nation grieves the death of the […]